WHERE: Verizon Wireless first debuted its 4G LTE network in
Vermont in May
2012. Recently, the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network was further
enhanced in the town of Bristol.

BACKGROUND: “4G LTE is changing the way customers interact with
the world via next generation apps, devices and solutions,” commented
Dave MacBeth, Executive Director of Network for Verizon Wireless. “By
investing in wireless broadband, we’re investing in local communities
and economies where our customers live, work and play.”

Verizon Wireless completed $245 million in wireless network enhancements
across New England in 2013, increasing the company's regional network
investment to $3.6 billion since its inception in 2000. Verizon Wireless
operates the nation's largest 4G LTE network, which is twice the size
geographically of any other 4G LTE network in the U.S. Available to
nearly 305 million people in more than 500 markets across the country,
the Verizon Wireless network covers more than 97 percent of the U.S.
population. To see 4G LTE coverage across the country and locally please
visit: www.verizonwireless.com/lte.

Verizon Wireless ranked highest among all other national wireless
providers in New England states Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, in the
J.D. Power 2014 Wireless Network Quality Study℠, Volume 1, issued
March 6, 2014. This is the 19th consecutive reporting period
that Verizon Wireless ranks highest in the Northeast region.

Verizon Wireless customers can also take advantage of HomeFusion℠
Broadband, a residential Internet solution that uses the Verizon
Wireless 4G LTE network to bring reliable, high-speed Internet service
to customers with limited broadband options.

The company also offers a full line of ‘smart accessories’ across the
categories of health and fitness, lifestyle and toys that leverage its
leading portfolio of mobile devices and networks. For a full list of
smart accessories please visit: www.verizonwireless.com/smartaccessories.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s largest and most reliable 4G LTE
network. As the largest wireless company in the U.S., Verizon Wireless
serves 103.3 million retail customers, including 97.3 million retail
postpaid customers. Verizon Wireless is wholly owned by Verizon
Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com.
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